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2010-03-02T18:57:00.000-06:00

FEBRUARY PJ LOCK IN!!!!! IT WAS A BLAST LADIES WE DO IT AGAIN MARCH 19TH

We had Joanie a Mary Kay Consultant come in and do facial cleasing and make up - it was great - cropping all glamed up!

Satin Hands - we want soft hands for cropping!

Cropping the night away in our PJ's of course!

Scavenger Hunt - reading of the first clue before we let everyone loose in the store to hunt....

and the winner is.......

Kelley wins a Karen Foster goodie bag full of stuff.

Simon says - everybody stay awake!!!!! More fun games/.

wii bowling .......

and rocky has left the building....don't forget our next PJ Lock-In is Friday, March 19th at 8 pm - Saturday, March 20th at 9:30 am!!!!!

2010-03-02T18:37:00.001-06:00

CHA - was a blast - can you believe we are still trying to recover. Make sure you stop by to see all the goodies rolling in.

Cricut Lady

Do we really need to tell you who this guy is - Tim Holtz!

New Cuttlebug Quilling dies, they are a set of 3 dies and the pen - they make those great flowers you see. Each set has 2 flower dies, a leaf die and the pen for only 24.99!

Judith wins the Superman Cartridge at CHA!!!!!

This is one of the new digital cutters coming out in April. I many of the same features as the cricut except this will weld without the need for additional software. This also lets you take a "smaller" image from a "big" image and cut only that. All with that little hand held device.

This is from We R Memories and its called the cinch, it is like the zutter for binding but much bigger and a lot more user friendly I think. this comes out in April as well.

We could not got to California and not go to LA! We hit Hollywood, Rodeo Drive, China town and of Course the Fashion District!!!

2009-12-02T16:20:00.001-06:00

Cricut Class basic and advanced is coming up on Sunday December 20th at 12 pm so if you purchased yours during Black Friday come by and learn how to use it. If you bought a Gypsy or if your getting either or both check back in January for a class on both. Let us know if you want Design studio class as well. LOL!

2009-12-02T15:30:00.000-06:00

Here is our TV Commercial!!!Let me know what you think!!!!

2009-12-02T15:08:00.000-06:00

December Class Pictures

Picture Perfect Cards. Wednesday, December 2nd @ 5:30 pm $15

Gift Pail. Saturday, December 5th @ 11:30 pm $15 (decor may vary)

Make N Take - Gift Card Holder. Sunday, December 6th # 1:30 pm $3 for 2

Christmas Clipboard. Tuesday, December 8th @ 5:30 pm $18

Christmas Flipbook Chipboard Album. Wednesday, December 9th @ 5:30 pm

Thursday Morning Coffee Club. Thursday, December 10th @ 11 am

***CANT MAKE A CLASS BUT WANT THE PROJECTS - CALL TO RESERVE YOUR KIT!!!!

CHA Product Pics

2009-07-28T17:35:00.000-05:00

THE GOLDEN CRICUT -- TA DA! AND THE GYPSY!!
The Gypsy by Provo Craft. It is basically the Design Studion on the go. It has a stylus and is very light. You can upload all your cartridges to this machine via a cord - but once you load it on one Gypsy it cannot be loaded on to another. You can still use the cartridge with your machine. It comes preloaded with two cartridges. It is PC and MAC compatiable. I connects via a USB cord to your computer and you can save cut files from gypsy to computer and vice versa. You can also upload pictures and connect it directly to printer to print pictures. You no longer need your books because if you hit shit lock it gives you all options for the key (i.e. disney). Battery life is 4 hours continuous use. It will retail for about $299.00. Also 4 new cartridges, a kitchen one, paper dolls, wedding/love, and christmas/winter - with this one you can cut and make 3D houses - like a minature christmas village.

Off to CHA

2009-07-27T23:03:00.000-05:00

Here are the new stamps from Hero Arts called clings - they are rubber stamps like you see on the wood block except they are not mounted and cling to the acrylic block. These were hand cut but will be laser cut when released.

The acrylic was inked using the refill ink from copic markes - we even air brushed using the copic markes - way cool. the second pic is actuall an acrylic sheet sent through a printer and printed a digital template from Prima and colored with copic markers.

I landed in Orlando, FL on Sunday for the Craft & Hobby Association Scrapbook Trade Show. This is where store owners go shopping for products to bring into their store. I was hoping to catch in some sight seeing before the show begns in about 9 hours. But the weather had other ideas.

Monday is Education day for us retailers - we get to take classes sponosored by manufacutures to show us new product, how to use their products and how we can bring these new products, or techinques into our store. Here are a few samples of the clases I have taken. Make sure to kept checking back every night as I upload pictures of new products as the trade show begins!

2009-07-01T15:28:00.000-05:00

Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 6 pm for $20 - Punch Bunch Lilies Frame
Join Lisa again this month as she teaches you how to create this stunning picture frame using Punch Bunch punches and of course you tool Kit. This is a don't miss class. Space is limited to sign up early.

2009-07-01T15:21:00.000-05:00

Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 5:30 PM $12 - Quickutz Wedding Bliss Layout
Use one of the newest Quickutz die release - Special Occasion to create this fabulous wedding layout.

2009-07-01T15:19:00.000-05:00

Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 6 pm $18 - Rambling Roses
Lisa is at it again with this great card using coffee filters, paint, and of course Punch Bunch Punches - don't for get your tool kit!

2009-07-01T15:12:00.000-05:00

July Classes

Here is a sampling of the classes that are coming up in July. Come in the store - get out of the heat, away from the kids & hubby and join us for some fun filled classes and exciting events this July.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 5:30 PM for $12 - Creative Cricut Layout - Life's A Beach
Using of the newest cartridges from Cricut we created this fun layout for all you beach / water pics.

Knot Your Ordinary Card Class

2009-06-01T14:48:00.000-05:00

Lisa's Knot Your Ordinary Card Class was a big success. The cards turned out great and we are lucky to be getting her back to teach our Flower Punch Bunch class on Saturday, June 13th at 2 PM! Here are pics from last class and the

Punch Bunch Card Class on June 13th from 2pm - 4pm for $20.

Cricut, Expression & Design Studio

2009-06-01T14:20:00.000-05:00

Last month we had our first class on the Cricut Design Studio. As promised our instructor, Susie, delivered a great class. Our big screen TV was hooked up to her laptop and everyone followed along with her on the TV, on their laptops or on the store's desktop computer. Her handouts were a worth the price and then some. I was unable to attend her class because I was helping customers in the store. HOWEVER, with just her screen prints and handouts I was welding in no time! I was not a cricut lover because of the time and uncertainity of cuts and size, etc. Now I can't get enough. I want to design all day long. I am SOOO looking forward to herAdvanced class - word book here I come. Especially with the deep cut blade (you don't need the entire housing - just the blades) and cutting chipboard is possible.
Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of the class but it was a full house and lots of fun. We may have to create our own Cricut Swarm here!
Here is a picture of the projects you will make in the Cricut & Expression Basic Class. That class is Saturday, June 6th at 10 AM for $15.

Our other Cricut Classes are Design Studio Basic, Saturday, June 6th at 2 PM $20. Design Studio Advanced, Saturday, June 6th at 5:30 PM $20. * Take all three classes for $45. --Then stay and play with all the new techniques you learned!

National Scrapbook Day

2009-06-01T13:14:00.000-05:00

May has ended and so has our month long celebration of National Scrapbook Day. We here at The Scrapbook Store, would like to thank you for participating in all the fun. Take a look of some of our fun photos and winner of our grand prize raffle. Hope to see you next year!

2009-04-30T11:30:00.000-05:00

Quickutz Gift Set Images
*These sets go on sale on Saturday, May 2nd at 12 AM! There has been such a high demand that all quantities made by Quickutz are being shipped to participating stores and will not be available again for sale until late June early July!

*The dies for each set contain the following:
Each sets dies are colored to match the packaging (blue, green, red, and pink)
Each set comes with a coordinating tote bag
Each sets come with approximately 22 image dies and an alphabet set
Each set retails for $89.99 (values if purchased separately is $140.00!)

Here are the Images:

National Scrapbook Day

2009-04-29T14:51:00.000-05:00

National Scrapbook Day Celebration Itinerary

Retreat:
Friday, May 1st - Noon - Midnight $15.00 (Dinner provided)
Saturday, May 2nd - 10 AM - Midnight $15.00 (Lunch provided)
Sunday, May 3rd - 11 AM -5 PM $10.00 (Snacks)

Make-N-Take & Demos
Friday, May 1st @ 6 PM - Mother' Day Card - Featuring Fiskars Circle Punches

Saturday, May 2nd - 10 AM - 30% off Sale (some small exclusions apply)

10:30 AM - 11 PM - Demo - Featured Artist: Lisa Phillippi
Punch Bunch Punches Flowers & Stamps
(Special Orders on Punch Bunch Punches 10% Off)

12 PM - 12:30 PM - Quickutz Spring Gift Set - Flirty Card*

2 PM - 2:30 PM - Quickutz Spring Gift Set - Reuse*

3 PM - 4 PM - National Scrapbook Day Cake & Glazed Dimensions Demo

4 PM - 4:30 PM - Quickutz Spring Gift Set - Relax*

6 PM - 6:30 PM - Quickutz Spring Gift Set - Enjoy*

* The first 15 participants will receive a code to enter to win at trip to Hawaii courtesy of Quickutz

** Pictures of Gift Sets are on the blog as well. Each set comes with a tote bag!

Store Hours:

Friday, May 1st: 10 AM - Midnight
Saturday, May 2nd: 10 AM - Midnight
Sunday, May 3rd 11 AM - 5 PM

Awesome Class in April & May

2009-04-16T14:52:00.001-05:00

In April we are having a GREAT Mother's Day class on some 3-D cards. Lisa will share her great technique with you on Saturday, April 25th at 10 AM - 12:30 PM. The class will consist of the card (wording will be geared towards Mother's Day and the Flower Pot. You can also check out Lisa's other great stuff at www.adornmentsbylisa.blogspot.com.

We have had a ton of requests for classes on the Design Studio by Cricut so here it comes ladies! May 5th at 6pm - 7:30 pm (or until we get through) bring your laptop loaded with software, and your Cricut! Susie who is a member of a Cricut Swarm will bring you up to speed on the software with handouts, screen prints and a final project! This is a class you won't want to miss. We hope to create a series as we master the basics and get into the advanced. For those of you who have not even pulled your Cricut out of the box, don't worry a Cricut class is in the works as well. Please feel free to give input on what you would like to learn or times that might work better for you either by leaving a comment or sending an email to sylvia@scrapbookstoreinc.com

Fiesta Hats

2009-04-16T14:19:00.000-05:00

FIESTA actually starts TODAY. It's a shame it's raining but I don't think that will stop the determined. We here at The Scrapbook Store got an early start to our Fiesta celebration. A group of our Friday night coppers, including myself and Judith got in the spirit by decorating some fiesta hats for prizes!!! Check out some of the pics and let us know your favorites. The pics are just a sample, come by the store to see all 8 hats.

CHA - CRAFT AND HOBBY ASSOCIATION

2009-01-26T18:24:00.000-06:00

Ladies,

Just like I promised we have arrived and experienced two days of new products and ideas that are fun and cute and I just can't wait to share. So Please bare with me as the pics from yesterday and today go up and please leave comments about anything you see. I will try to add more tomorrow but we may be busy placing orders........

This is the first "nice" day - we have had rain - still cool though.

HEIDI SWAP

OK. I am not usually a name dropper but when you get to see Heidi in action, take a picture with her AND get her autograph...... can't hep it!

I think you ladies can agree that this was a good chance as opposed to Paris Hilton - who yes was there - why you ask... but of course promoting her new craft and scrapbooking line!

She (Heidi) has a great new product called invisibles - keep an eye out because their invisible?

MY LITTLE YELLOW BIKE - BABY SAFARI COLLECTION (BOTH IN BOY & GIRL)

This by far is my favorite collection - this pictures are just a small sampling but I took a class using the boy collection and I am in love and have not kids!! Girls don't feel left out their girl collection is just as great - I will try to get pics of my projects and of the baby girl collection as well.... but wait their is more - this should be ready to ship in late February or early March.

Yet another release from my mylyb - they have several with release dates from February until June - s0 it keeps us on our toes and wanting more.....

Ok - so another big name, this guy -Tim Holtz - maybe you heard

about him, can't get a break
always a swarm around him!

Well Ladies, that is it for now but believe me I would be here all night if I tried to upload and talk about all the great stuff. So I will end for today because this time difference is still hard to get used to and I need to plan my attack for tomorrow and get some orders together. I hope you enjoyed the sneak peak and stay tuned and come in the store to see and hear about it all. I could not end without the cutest pic and layout ever - KITTENS!!

LOL,

SYLVIA
*don't forget to check out the website with the NEW February calendar and new store hours on Sunday (a test for Feb. only). So if you want us to keep them then stop by the store!!!

2009-01-21T15:37:00.000-06:00

Hello Ladies,

Well the excitement is building as we head off to CHA - the biggest market place for retailers to shop for products to carry in their store. I will be posting pics and blogging of course from California so stay tuned.

As for now I wanted to post some pictures of some of the classes we have coming up in February and the final January class.

The first is the Family Album Class on January 31st from 3-5pm $30 (2 spots left)

This is the February Clipboard on February 24th @ 6-8pm $18 - this uses the long awaited Love Letter collection from My Little Yellow Bike

This is the Scrapbook Store Passport Club Layout on February 19 from 6-8 pm $12 - This also uses the Love Letter collection from My Little Yellow Bike.

This is the Valentines Treat Bags & Boxes Class on February 7 from 3-5 pm $15 - Great for those last minute gifts. Will include candies!

2009-01-15T17:01:00.001-06:00

Here are some pics of the new valentine lines!

January & February Calendars

2009-01-15T16:08:00.000-06:00

Hello Ladies,
I am pleased to inform you that the website is almost complete and should be up in a few days. The company that is hosting my website was having technical difficulties but the company setting up my website is publishing it "live" as I write! We have completed our calendars for January and February and will go ahead and post them here while we wait in the next couple hours for it to become live!!!! Please feel free to call if you have any questions regarding the classes and or crops. Please note the change in our Friday dinner crops. I am also going to include some pics of our new arrivals - My Little Yellow Bike - Love Letters collection and our of upcoming classes. Enjoy - sylvia

January 2009
17th - 3pm - 5pm: January Clipboard $18
23rd - 27th- At CHA check blog for pics of new products, ideas, etc...
30th - 6pm - 12am: Friday Night Crop $12
31st - 3pm - 5pm: Family Album $30
31st - 6pm - 12am: Saturday Night Crop $8

February 2009
3rd - 6pm - 7:30pm: Cruisin' Card Club (Valentine theme) $18
6th - 6pm - 12am : Friday Night Cupcake Crop $10
7th - 11am - 12:30pm: How to Start Scrapbooking $10
7th - 3pm - 5pm: Valentines Treat Bags & Boxes $15
7th - 6pm - 12 am: Saturday Night Crop $8
9th - 6pm - 9pm: Sweetheart 8X8 Album $30
11th - 6 pm- 8pm: Chocolate Lovers Cookbook - Part II $28
13th - 6pm - 12 am: Friday Night Dinner Crop $14
14th - 3pm - 5 pm: Snapshots Mini Album $15
14th - 6pm - 12am: Sex In The City Adult Crop $14 (Adult crop for those us without a Valentine)
18th - 6:30pm - 8pm: How to Start Scrapbooking $10
19th - 6pm - 8pm: Scrapbook Store Passport Club $12
20th - 6pm - 8 pm: Friday Night Cupcake Crop $10
21st - 10am - 12am: Power Crop $30
24th - 6pm - 8pm: February Clipboard $18
27th - 6pm - 12am: Friday Night Crop $14
28th - 11am - 12 am: Delightfully Digital $30
28th - 6pm - 12 am: Saturday Night Crop $8

Oh My Blog - Is back!

2009-01-13T16:31:00.000-06:00

Hello fellow scrappers! As you know we have been working to get both the website and my blog working! Well the good news is that I have changed my blog so that I can access it from almost everywhere and keep you guys up to date. My website will be up this week. I should get the final layout tomorrow. Yea! This has been a long time coming and can't wait.

As you may have heard CHA is right around the corner. What is CHA? It is the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show that allows all of us retailers to go shopping for the store!!! FUN! I can't wait - it is in Anaheim, CA. I will keep you update with blogs and most importantly pics!!! Just an FYI - July is the next trade show in Orlando, FL and will have a consumer show! This is a first so we are not even sure how it works - so pack up the kids and the husband sent them off to Sea World and you can go shopping!

So let me know how you like the new blog and lets keep in touch. Syl